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Archive for September 2009

Wphone: iPhone Clone Tries to One-Up Apple’S Original

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The WPhone is a new mock phone from China that’s loaded up with all sorts of stuff that you don’t find even in a real iPhone.

Sure, it’s a touchscreen phone and media player. And yeah, it’s got Bluetooth and WiFi support. But it’s also got a couple of tricks…

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September 14th, 2009 by: Technabob

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V – the Latest Esrb Rating

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Perfect for your demonic teenage kids – the t-shirt of the day: “Rated V: Violent Before I Played Video Games” courtesy of the fine folks over at ThinkGeek.com. I’ll wear this on the odd days that I’m not wearing my NRA “when they pry them from my cold dead hands”…

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September 14th, 2009 by: Technabob

But Your Zombies Are in Another Castle [Left 4 Dead Mod]

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You know what goes really well with Left 4 Dead? The Mushroom Kingdom. It’s genius! How did it take so long?

Bright colors, blocky environments, and hordes of raging infected running around among the zombie-like goombas. This custom set of Left 4 Dead… maps is based on the familiar

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September 14th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Wrap Your Gadgets in Vintage Comics

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Here’s a new and different idea for a DIY iPod case: use pages of old comics. A little masking tape, a few pages of killer images, and the ability to cut a straight line with scissors is all it took to assemble this chic custom case.

The blue-tinted case, shown…

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September 14th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Ceramic Speakers: Don’t Play Anything Too Heavy

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This beautiful pair of ceramic speakers, designed by Joey Roth, “are designed to leave the sound untouched, warm, dry, and detailed.” The handcrafted 4″ speakers are made of porcelain and cork, which the product’s page calls “acoustically dead.” I think that’s a good thing.

I’m seriously  wondering if the speakers…

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September 14th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Blue Microphones’ Eyeball Webcam’S Eyeball Hides Behind Its Ears

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Blue Microphones’ Eyeball USB webcam aims to  provide “HD-quality” audio and video in a relatively small package. I found it a bit confusing that a product named “the Eyeball” would have a more prominent microphone, but the tiny lens was made to be retractable to make it easier for users…

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September 14th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Subtle Gamer Jewelry, for That Touch of Flair

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I love tiny pendants, cufflinks, barrettes, and other small, innocuous ways of geeking-up an outfit, so Plastic Paradox’s Etsy storefront is, for me, pretty much the place to be. But, really, could any Halo… fan resist these Master Chief cufflinks?

You could get away with those almost anywhere. Does anyone

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September 14th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Atari 800 Laptop Casemod Gets Another Go by Ben Heck

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You can always count on modder Ben Heck to outdo himself, and this time, he’s built his best Atari 800 laptop yet.

This is the third revision of the Atari 800 laptop that Ben has built, and this one captures the spirit of the original 8-bit machine the best. I…

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September 13th, 2009 by: Technabob

Blood and Leds Make the Perfect Gears of War Controller

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If you’re going to go custom, you might as well go all the way with it–at least, that seems to be the philosophy this modder embraced for this Gears of War…-inspired Xbox 360 controller. Not content simply to slap on a custom design, velocitti added the franchise’s logo and

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September 13th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Spoilt Movie Spoiler T-Shirt: Wear It and Your Death is Guaranteed

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…That is, if the people around you haven’t seen – or finished – any of the movies that it refers to. From The Usual Suspects, to Donnie Darko and even Citizen Kane, the Spoilt… shirt design offends people from all walks of life.

I think some of the

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September 13th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

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